Jozafat Bastašić,

O.S.B.M. The Order of Saint Basil the Great (; , abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right that works actively among Ukrainian Catholics and other Greek-Catholic churc ...

(1 May 1740 – 28 August 1793) was a

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hierarch. He was the bishop from 1789 to 1793 of the Eastern Catholic

Eparchy of Križevci Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administrative structure ...

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Born in Drašći Vrh,

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(present day

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) in 1740, he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...

on 1765 as member of the

Order of Saint Basil the Great The Order of Saint Basil the Great (; , abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right that works actively among Ukrainian Catholics and other Greek-Catholic churc ...

. Until 1775 Bastašić was the personal assistant of

Vasilije Božičković Trifun Vasilije Božičković, Order of Saint Basil the Great, O.S.B.M. (or , 1719–1785) was the last bishop of the Eparchy of Marča (1759–1777) and the first bishop of the Eparchy of Križevci from the erection in 1777 to his death in 1785. ...

and the Vicar General of the Epachy of Križevci from 1777 to 1788. He was confirmed as a Bishop by the

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on 30 March 1789. He was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

to the

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on 6 December 1790. The principal

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was

Andriy Bachynskyi Andriy Bachynskyi (, ; 11 November 1732 – 19 November 1809) was a Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1773 to 1809. Biography Born in Beňatina, Habsburg monarchy (present day – ...

, and the principal co-consecrator was

Ignațiu Darabant Ignațiu Darabant, Order of Saint Basil the Great, O.S.B.M. (26 October 1738 – 31 October 1805) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare from 1789 to 1805. Born in Vicea, Maramureș, ...

He died in

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on 28 August 1793.

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